Erasure Album: “I Could Fall in Love with You [CD 2]”

Erasure's new single, "I Could Fall In Love With You", is finally out and it is a good track, not amazing, but good. For anyone who is unfamiliar with Erasure, they might get more out of this track as it is very well produced, but for the longtime fans they might be slightly disappointed with the flatness of the overall feeling of this song compared to the rest of the songs from the new forthcoming album, "Light At The End Of The World".

ICFILWY really lacks the wow-factor that a first single from an album should possess. It actually is the worst song on the album, but by no means it is a bad song in any way. It is merely that when compared to the rest of the album, it just doesn't compare. Instead, they should have released "Sunday Girl" as the first single.

On previous albums, the first singles were freaking amazing, tracks like "Sometimes", "Chains of Love", "Chorus", "Always", "Fingers & Thumbs", and "In My Arms". They really captured a new feeling from album to album and gave you a sense of what the new material was going to be like, fresh and exciting. In contrast, Erasure's last several albums, "Loveboat", "Other People's Songs" and "Nightbird", had fairly weak first singles, but I would say those albums were not nearly as good of quality overall, so they really would not have had much better choices even if they chose other songs from those albums, and there were better songs to choose in those cases.

However, those recent albums were not Erasure's best work. But this new album, "Light at the End of the World" is a complete return to their earlier talents and it really lives up to the fans' expectations in almost every way, musically and emotionally. They have never gone away, yet the feeling that Erasure is "back" on this new album is an understatement. This new album is really amazing and it deserved a much better first single release.

Supposedly, "Sunday Girl" is going to be the second single. This will be a big seller and should please longtime fans and I will dare to say it could bring them a whole new slew of fans whom might never of heard of them before. If they are wise, they will release "Sucker For Love" as the third single, and make it a double A-side with "Golden Heart".

The b-side on this single, "I Like It", is a total b-side type of song. The lyrics/melodies are underdeveloped, the song goes on a little too long, and it does not musically match the new material from the new album, but it is really funky and very well produced! I wish they had had more time to spend on this one because it was a very different sound for them and I would have liked to see it developed more deeply. It doesn't sound very "Erasure-ish", but it is pretty cool in any case!

As a long time fan who adores them so much, it is so good to know that Erasure is making it in the music business and that they continue to make great music, play to live audiences, and have such longevity...not to mention some of the most dedicated fans in the world. They are one of the best bands of all time, and I am glad that people can still be exposed to their incredible talent.